Chapter 153: The Third Lady

It was nearly noon, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated on the courtyard wall. The small red clay stove that had been reduced by one was taken out again, so that the temperature in the room increased suddenly, standing next to the window with a small slit open for ventilation, feeling the warm temperature behind him and the cold wind coming on.

This is the first year she came to this world, pinching her fingers, this is already the end of the fourth month, four months, she walked on the edge of life and death, from a little girl to Princess Rui, experienced the blood of the Fuhu Mutiny, withstood the loneliness of this lonely foreign land, four months, she has completed the most unexpected and most incredible and rapid transformation in her life, and now she has enough courage to face the unknown future, to face the jackals, tigers and leopards outside, To face the hero who set up a game to lure him back to the Shen Mansion, and to face the King Rui who has the name of husband and wife but has no husband and wife affection.

Today she made dumplings with her own hands and invited Qinglan, after today, there will be another woman in the backyard of Rui Wangfu, for Qinglan, this is a much more painful thing for her.

Qinglan was invited, perhaps because she had seen a few disagreements between Chang's mother and Xu's mother, but this time she came alone, and this gesture made Xu's mother, who was originally resentful of her, regain her old joy.

Qinglan rose purple pressed red brocade robe winter coat, exposed apricot yellow embroidered plum bamboo orchid skirt skirt, feet wearing gold digging cloud red fragrant sheepskin boots, head pull flying fairy bun, a red gold Buddha hand blue hairpin pinned on the left side, amethyst long earrings swaying, her melon seed face looks even more petite and lovely, Qinglan is a beautiful woman, melon seed face, willow eyebrows, double eyelids, big eyes, clear and bright, tall nose bridge upright to divide this symmetrical face in two, thin lips are as tender as pink petals, Du Yiyi did not pay attention to it on weekdays, Now after a closer look, I found that there is a pair of pear vortices at the corners of the mouth, which is not glamorous and charming, nor is it fresh and moving, but it looks very comfortable, demure and elegant, not too ostentatious and not too low-key, this character is quite appreciated by Du Yiyi, such a woman, who is afraid that she will have a good impression of her, and her only thing should not be to be Ning Zhiyuan's concubine.

Qinglan came alone, and brought a gift, these days she was in the house to recuperate and have nothing to do, so she embroidered a handkerchief for Du Yiyi, Du Yiyi took it and looked at it carefully, the handkerchief is Du Yiyi's favorite tender green, embroidered on the top, is a cluster of daffodils made of white thread, gold and green thread. On weekdays, she just wears light green clothes a few times, she can guess what she likes, Qinglan's decathlon skills are subtle and smart, but it is not something she can compare, it seems that the idea that she has always insisted on is correct, such a person is better to win over than to be estranged.

"I grew up in the barracks, and the most I do on weekdays is to take needles and threads to sew and mend, and I have learned embroidery a few times but I really don't have this talent.

Du Yiyi turned her eyes sideways, asked Xu's mother to put away the handkerchief, slightly raised the moon and bent the dai, her lips were cool and cold, and her teeth were faint.

"The princess is busy on weekdays, not like me, an idler, who has so much time to spend on this!" Qinglan pinched the tea lid of the blue and white twig-patterned teacup with the orchid fingers in one hand, and held the tray of the teacup in the other, took a sip of hot tea, smiled lightly, and the pear vortex was shallow.

"Where do I have something to do on weekdays, I don't stay in the house every day, where can I compare to you, you can ventriloquist, and the embroidery is outstanding." The crystal clear jade hairpin hung low and flowed as if in the depths of the pupil, Du Yiyi gently supported the hairpin with his hand, making a gurgling sound, like a touch of spring water.

Qinglan pursed her lips lightly, and the pear nest bloomed slightly. "The princess praised it falsely, ventriloquism is just a small skill of carving insects, where does Qinglan dare to compare with the princess!"

"Mother Xu, go and see if the dumplings may be out of the pot!" It's also time to explain what she means, no matter whether Qinglan is really quiet or not, as long as she is true to Ning Zhiyuan, there will definitely be rejection.

As soon as Xu's mother took a step, Qinglan, who was drinking tea with her eyes down, slowly put down the teacup in her hand.

"This afternoon, there will be more than three ladies in the house!" Du Yiyi's cold eyes rolled, as if a cold light shot out, and his eyes looked directly at the person in front of him, if there was an invisible pressure, it made Qinglan frown.

The flustered eyes immediately calmed down, the frowning brows stretched at the moment, and the pursed lips opened: "I don't know what the princess means?" ”

"Since you are his person, you should know that his move must be related to his plan, you are his second wife, what do you think of this matter?"

Qinglan lowered her eyes and lowered her eyelashes, and replied softly: "The prince wants to take a concubine, Qinglan doesn't dare to interfere!" ”

"Okay, do you know what the mission of this third lady is when she comes to the house?" Du Yiyi lowered her head and rubbed the circle of snow-white fluff on the cuffs of her shirt.

"Qinglan doesn't know!"

Qing Lan obviously didn't know about this, otherwise she wouldn't have looked like that, but Qing Lan knew about Ning Zhiyuan's absence in the mansion last night.

"She is the eyes and ears of the union between the prince and the king of Chao!" Du Yiyi raised her head and looked at the calm Qinglan.

Qinglan was silent for a moment before smiling and said: "The prince's affairs, Qinglan does not dare to interfere, the princess can rest assured, Qinglan will abide by her duty and will not be jealous and cause trouble!" ”

Qinglan has been in Rui Wangfu for so long, and she has never had an accident, this sentence is naturally credible, and Du Yiyi is not trying to provoke them to fight and watch the fire from the other side, the third lady is an important step for Mr. Du to leave Rui Wangfu.

"I'm relieved that you can think so!"

As soon as she said that, the door happened to be pushed open by Xu's mother, and the forsythia Wuxi who followed her was holding steaming dumplings in their hands.

"Second lady, this is the dumplings made by our princess herself, and I specially invite the second lady to taste the taste of the New Year!" As soon as Mother Xu waved her hand, several people put the dumpling plate on the table, and Ning Xiao, who smelled the fragrance, also ran in.

"Thank you, Princess!" Qinglan hurriedly got up and saluted.

"There's no need to be polite, I don't have a skillful hand like Qinglan, and I really can't handle the dumplings! Vanilla, go get the peanut butter chili sauce. Du Yiyi picked up the spoon and chopsticks with her own hands and sandwiched a few minced meat for Ning Xiao.

Qinglan was stunned for a while, and when she saw that Du Yiyi was going to make dumplings for herself, she immediately excused herself and started to do it herself.

"Fourth sister-in-law, your dumplings are much more delicious than those in the palace." Ning Xiao ate half of it in one bite.

Du Yiyi scratched Ning Xiao's nose, smiled and found her two dumplings with fungus and pork filling, and put them on her plate. "That's the imperial kitchen in the palace, I can't compare, Mother Xu, you can eat more! There's no need to serve here! ”

"Thank you, Princess!" The maidservants smiled with joy when they heard this, thanked them in unison, and bowed, and then withdrew from the house.

The door of the house was closed and the room was very unventilated, and after eating a few Ning Xiao, it was so hot that he went to open the door, under the effect of this sedan dumpling, Ning Xiao had recovered the good mood of last night, but Qinglan had been eating very quietly, plus Ning Xiao was reluctant to talk to her, and he didn't say a few words during the banquet.

In the past, Du Yiyi was good at making dumplings, with thin skin and many fillings, and an even size, but with the shadow of the copper plate she ate in Lufu last time, she didn't have much appetite for dumplings.

In the courtyard, the sound of footsteps stepping on the snow came, and Ning Zhiyuan's voice sounded from afar.

Du Yiyi Qinglan hurriedly put down the chopsticks in his hand and got up to greet him.

Ning Zhiyuan just came back for dinner after finishing the affairs of the cabinet, and the day after tomorrow is the New Year, and the cabinet is closing the pen this morning, and the courtiers who have been busy for a year are finally looking forward to the annual leave, and they can have a good year with peace of mind.

"I smelled the fragrance at the gate of the courtyard, and it turned out that I was eating dumplings!" Ning Zhiyuan stomped the snowflakes on his feet and entered the house, while Qin Huai consciously stayed outside.

"It's the dumplings made by the princess herself!" Qinglan Yingying is blessed and saluted.

"From today, the cabinet will seal the pen, the court will also be sealed, the holiday will be nine days, and the court will be repeated on the first day of the new year, Ning Xiao, the fourth emperor uncle will leave Beijing tomorrow, let me bring you something." Ning Zhiyuan pulled his hand out of the wide coat, and was holding a small box in his hand, it was Ning Xiao, who was eating dumplings, his eyes suddenly brightened, put down his chopsticks, and opened it, and in the box were two red clay dolls, and his cheeks were chubby, very blessed.

"Why is this thing again! The Fourth Emperor Uncle is really, so I don't know how to pinch two others for me! Ning Xiao closed the box in disappointment and picked up the chopsticks again.

"Uncle Sihuang, who can only dance knives and guns, can pinch a doll for you every year, it's already a rare thing!" Ning Zhiyuan pulled out the stool under the table and sat beside Qinglan and Du Yiyi, and outside, Mother Xu hurriedly walked in with a plate and chopsticks, and hurriedly retreated after putting it down.

Ning Xiao pouted and did not speak.

Ning Zhiyuan paused, glanced at the two people beside him, and casually glanced at Ning Xiao again. "Today I'm going to introduce you to someone! Yiyi, Qinglan, you come with me! ”

Du Yiyi and Qinglan were both stunned, glanced at each other, lowered their heads again, did not speak, put down their chopsticks and got up.

"Ning Xiao, you sit here first, and we'll come when we go!"

When Ning Zhiyuan said this, he must have meant that he didn't want Ning Xiao to know.

"Hmm!" Ning Xiao was surprisingly quiet, Du Yiyi called the vanilla for her to watch, and then left with Ning Zhiyuan.

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